Are you ready for some Beats inspired cross stitch? Issue 2 of XStitch is available to buy now!
Jenny Henry – Boombox 
Floss & Mischief – I Have This Thing With Floors 
Ann’s Orchard – Beatnik Drums 
Stitchfinity – Beat Your Wings
With original designs from some of your favourite cross stitch heroes, all of whom are responding to the theme of BEATS, there’s guaranteed to be something you’ll love to stitch!
The theme of Beats isn’t just about music y’know. Beats surround us and define our world. If a butterfly (like these ones designed by The Hawthorn Tree) flaps its wings on one side of the world, it rains instead of shines on the other, or so they say!
The Hawthorn Tree – Butterflies 
Keith Clark – Rap Map 
Peacock & Fig – Feel The Groove 
Maria Diaz – Jazz Beats
We welcome Mathysphere to the XStitch family and her sweet Beats on the Bus design is a great example of why we love her aesthetic!
Despite being a cross stitch magazine, we are woke to the joys of needlepoint and most of our designs can translate between the two formats with ease. In this issue we’ve got three needlepoint designers sharing their ideas with us – Jenny Henry‘s Boombox is as rad as it is retro!
Mathysphere – Beats on the Bus 
Climbing Goat Designs – Hummingbird 
Lord Libidan – Let’s Rock 
Lucie Heaton – David Bowie
We continue to give you good things to read as well as good things to stitch and among the articles in this issue, we’ve got an interview with Chicago based artist Emma McKee whose cross stitches adorn the clothes of the coolest hip hop artists around!
Spike Dennis has another Thoughtspike and Jacquelyn Royal considers the work of Allan Ginsberg. We’ve got our advice column from Mary at FY Needlework, product reviews from Grace at Beyond Measure and even a book review from Lord Libidan!
Hannah Bass – Rome 
Tina Francis – Beat Box 
PixlStitch – Noise Damage 
Niki McDonald – Urban Beats
Our print edition is a limited run, so once they’re gone, they’re gone. The beat will go on, but the paper copies won’t, so be sure to get yours while stocks last! Of course, while you could buy the one mag, the smart move is to get our Motherload combo and pick up all five limited run print editions while stocks last!
You can also get Issue 2 in digital format, for immediate download as an interactive PDF. And if you decide to go fully digital with us, there are many more issues to enjoy including our legendary Mixtape issues which have no theme, just kickass cross stitch designs!
Don’t forget that while you’re stitching, our collaborators have chosen songs that will inspire you so be sure to check out the Issue 2 playlist on YouTube!
If you want to be the one of the first to get new issues, be sure to subscribe to our digital edition so that you can get another XStitch experience every quarter! And don’t forget that we’ve got an email newsletter that you can sign up to – there might even be a discount code attached to that if you’re lucky!
And don’t forget you can find us on Facebook and Instagram, and we love to hear what you’ve been stitching so stay in touch! Thanks for getting this far and for getting in sync with our rhythms – come on and jump to the beat!
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